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The Eagle Online - aggregated feeds in category News feedenUtah education news: State Charter School Board member resignshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5573607-155/state-charter-school-board-member-resigns
A member of Utahâs State Charter School Board has stepped down, citing time constraints and difficulty attending meetings.
Greg Haws, who joined the charter board last year, resigned his seat on July 24 during a personal conversation with board chairwoman Kristen Elinkowski.
Haws said he has missed board meetings because of the commute to Salt Lake City from St. George â where he resides for roughly half the year â and expected more absences due to an upcoming surgery.
âI talked to them and s...Mon, 31 Jul 2017 23:09:27 -0600Utah education news: Utahâs Our Schools Now initiative trims its proposed tax hikeshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5573497-155/utahs-our-schools-now-initiative-trims
Backers of a proposed ballot initiative to raise more money for Utah public schools have reduced the amount of extra taxes they want voters to approve next year.
Our Schools Now organizers announced Monday that the initiativeâs Teacher and Student Success Act has been amended to call for income and sales tax hikes of 0.45 percentage points, down from an earlier proposal of 0.5-point increases.
The change follows 14 regional meetings hosted by the initiative in July and a cost analysis by the Gov...Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:06:50 -0600Utah education news: Utah Board of Education to hear appeal by closed West Valley charter for teen mothershttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5572359-155/utah-board-of-education-to-hear
A West Valley City charter school for pregnant teens and young mothers has one last chance to keep its doors open.
Members of the Utah Board of Education will hear an appeal by Kairos Academy, board spokeswoman Emilie Wheeler said Monday, following the termination of the charter school in July by the State Charter School Board.
Wheeler said state school board chairman Mark Huntsman is currently in the process of selecting a panel of board members to hear the schoolâs appeal and that a hearing d...Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:06:50 -0600Utah education news: Support grows for ballot item angling for more school moneyhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5553812-155/support-grows-for-ballot-item-angling
A new poll shows the Our Schools Now ballot initiative is maintaining â and possibly expanding â its base of support as organizers prepare to gather signatures to qualify for the November 2018 ballot.
A majority of registered Utah voters â 57 percent â said they either âsomewhatâ or âstronglyâ support a proposal to raise roughly $700 million for public education through a combination of income and sales tax hikes. Forty percent opposed the initiative to some degree, with 3 percent undecided.
T...Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:18:00 -0600Utah education news: Utah labor unions, teachers rally for public schoolshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5560228-155/utah-labor-unions-teachers-rally-for
Utahâs largest unions joined Saturday with political advocates in a march in downtown Salt Lake City in support of public education.
The demonstration began at the downtown City Library before moving across the street to the City and County Building.
The march was in response to the school-related policies and budget proposals of President Donald Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, according to Brad Asay, president of the Utah chapter of the American Federation of Teachers.
âBudget c...Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:02:30 -0600Utah education news: Lawmaker: Utahâs veteran educators may need to âdie offâ before technology fills classroomshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5553910-155/lawmaker-utahs-veteran-educators-may-need
Public school teachers are too slow to embrace classroom technology purchased by the state, according to some Utah lawmakers.
They voiced that concern Wednesday as members of the state Legislatureâs Public Education Appropriations Committee met to discuss software âfidelity,â or the rate of students achieving a minimum number of hours using software programs.
Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, said too many teachers are unwilling to abandon their traditional lesson plans in favor of computer-enha...Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:02:30 -0600Utah education news: University of Utah, other Utah colleges not ranked among top U.S. colleges to work forhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5549843-155/university-of-utah-other-utah-colleges
For the second time in recent years, the University of Utah was not ranked among the top 79 U.S.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5549843-155/university-of-utah-other-utah-colleges">read more</a></p>
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:30:57 -0600Utah education news: Utah unions, education advocates organizing march in response to Trump, DeVos policieshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5549228-155/utah-unions-education-advocates-organizing-march
Utahâs largest unions will join with political advocates this weekend to stage a march in downtown Salt Lake City in support of public education.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5549228-155/utah-unions-education-advocates-organizing-march">read more</a></p>
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:53:52 -0600Utah education news: This school bus-size telescope â possibly the biggest of its kind â captures all the right detailshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5537174-155/this-school-bus-size-telescope-possibly
Utahâs amateur astronomers will soon have access to one of the largest public telescopes anywhere â for free.
The new instrument, roughly the size of a school bus, will be opened to public use Saturday with a dedication ceremony and open house at its new locale at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC), about 30 miles west of Salt Lake City in Tooele County.
The Salt Lake Astronomical Society is seeking official verification with Guinness World Records, but society members believe their n...Fri, 21 Jul 2017 22:08:52 -0600Utah education news: UVU student wins national chef contest, putting Orem school âon the culinary map to stayâhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5521950-155/uvu-student-wins-national-chef-contest
Madeline Black peered into the oven to see her potatoes gratin simmering golden brown.
And while other chefs might have smiled or patted themselves on the back, that moment filled Black with anxiety, over what could have been a huge miscalculation.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5521950-155/uvu-student-wins-national-chef-contest">read more</a></p>
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 06:03:02 -0600Utah education news: Utes pull out of Utah governorâs Native American Summit, citing frustration over unequal treatmenthttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5533360-155/utes-pull-out-of-utah-governors
Orem â¢ Leaders of the Ute Indian Tribe say they will no longer participate in Gov. Gary Herbertâs annual summit on Native American issues â until state officials treat them as a fellow sovereign government.
Tribal representatives hand-delivered a letter outlining their position to Herbert during a morning session of the annual summit, held Thursday at Utah Valley University.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5533360-155/utes-pull-out-of-utah-governors">read more</a></p>
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 22:50:22 -0600Utah education news: West Valley charter school for teen moms fails to fend off forced closurehttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5527333-155/west-valley-charter-school-for-teen
A shake-up of school leadership and impassioned testimony by current and former students have failed to stave off closure of a West Valley charter school for pregnant and mothering teens.
Members of the Utah State Charter School Board voted 4-2 on Thursday to formally shut down Kairos Academy, effective immediately.
The vote came one month after the charter board unanimously began closure proceedings for the school, and following a three-hour hearing that saw students, alumni, parents and admini...
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Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:40:36 -0600Utah education news: Alumni of demolished Granite High School can take home a piece of historyhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5523488-155/alumni-of-demolished-granite-high-school
Deanna Nielsen drove into a parking lot Tuesday afternoon to a massive pile of bricks as workers continued to demolish Granite High School
The Sandy woman joined a stream of visitors looking to take home a piece from the historic school, which has sat vacant for almost a decade.
Nielsen took a brick for her mother, Ruth Lehman Johnson, who graduated from the school in 1935 and is now 100 years old. While she did not attend the school herself, Nielsen said her mother told stories, fondly rememb...Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:49:06 -0600Utah education news: Legal error prompts Our Schools Now to set more public meetings on proposed tax hike for Utah educationhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5522911-155/legal-error-prompts-our-schools-now
Our Schools Now is taking its ballot initiative on the road â again â after failing to comply with public notice laws during its first round of legally required town halls.
Backers of the initiative, which seeks voter support to boost Utahâs income and sales tax rates by 0.5 percentage points, will host seven regional meetings simultaneously throughout Utah on Thursday to receive questions and comments from the public.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5522911-155/legal-error-prompts-our-schools-now">read more</a></p>
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:45:49 -0600Utah education news: Scholars ask BYU to probe profâs ties to Hobby Lobby in wake of smuggling scandalhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5522310-155/scholars-ask-byu-to-probe-profs
An anonymous group of âscholars of archaeologyâ is calling on Brigham Young University to investigate ties between an assistant professor of ancient scripture and Hobby Lobby, which recently become ensnared in allegations of antiquities smuggling.
In a letter sent to The Salt Lake Tribune and to BYUâs administration and Office of the General Counsel, faculty member Lincoln Blumell is accused of violating professional standards by preparing to publish documents obtained through Hobby Lobby Presid...
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Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:42:00 -0600Utah education news: Utahâs Westminster College wants to know studentsâ thoughts on sex assault â but itâs not getting many answershttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5382328-155/utahs-westminster-college-wants-to-know
For the second year in a row, Westminster College will not publish the results of a campus survey about sexual assault â even as the federal government is investigating the school for potentially mishandling such a case.
In 2016, school officials said few students participated.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5382328-155/utahs-westminster-college-wants-to-know">read more</a></p>
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:00:02 -0600Utah education news: School board braces for a battle over sex education in Utah classroomshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5510577-155/school-board-braces-for-a-battle
Members of Utah Board of Education took the first step Friday to updating the stateâs health education standards, a minimum 12-month process that could result in major revisions, minor updates, or no change at all to the lessons taught in public schools.
And the school boardâs 14-2 vote begin a review and revision hinted at a looming debate, as health standards include statewide guidelines on teaching human sexuality, a flashpoint for controversy in the majority-conservative Beehive State.
Pro...Fri, 14 Jul 2017 22:55:59 -0600Utah education news: Rural Box Elder school wants a 4-day week to free students for family ranch workhttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5509804-155/rural-box-elder-school-wants-a
A small, rural school in northwest Utah is hoping to boost attendance by keeping students home on Fridays.
The Utah Board of Education will vote Friday on whether to allow Park Valley Elementary and Secondary School to operate on a four-day schedule this fall.
Park Valley enrolls roughly 30 students in kindergarten through 10th grade. But most students at the school in Box Elder County miss between one-fourth and one-third of their classes due to family ranching obligations, teacher Hallie Kunz...Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:33:31 -0600Utah education news: New Utah medical school opens in Ivins, doubling stateâs ability to train new doctorshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5484676-155/new-utah-medical-school-opens-in
Ivins â¢ Utahâs second medical school is set to open Friday morning, effectively doubling the number of future doctors that can train in the state.
Rocky Vista University, a for-profit osteopathic medical school, accepted 135 students this year who will walk onto the 30-acre Ivins campus July 25 to begin their four-year medical education.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5484676-155/new-utah-medical-school-opens-in">read more</a></p>
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:36:00 -0600Utah education news: Want to replace the Common Core? Itâll cost Utah $100M, school board member warnshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5505862-155/want-to-replace-the-common-core
Utah opponents of the Common Core State Standards may need to foot a $100 million bill if theyâre committed to replacing the controversial education benchmarks, according to state school board member Spencer Stokes.
During a Thursday meeting of the school boardâs Standards and Assessment Committee, Stokes said it is simply too expensive for Utah to start from scratch on a new set of grade-level standards for mathematics and English education.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5505862-155/want-to-replace-the-common-core">read more</a></p>
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:33:00 -0600Utah education news: In Salt Lake and Utah counties, varying receptions for Our Schools Now initiativeâs $700M tax increasehttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5499372-155/in-salt-lake-and-utah-counties
Orem â¢ When school starts for her three children each fall, Marci LeMonnier said Tuesday, she is asked by administrators to donate supplies like copy paper to compensate for strained budgets.
Itâs a shame, the Provo resident said, that Utahâs last-in-the-nation school spending doesnât allow for even basic office supplies.
âWe claim to love and cherish our children,â she said, âbut we are not willing to fund their education.â
LeMonnier was among about 50 Utahns who met at Orem Elementary School t...
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Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:13:20 -0600Utah education news: Union sues to block online access to Utah teacher discipline caseshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5497902-155/union-sues-to-block-online-access
Utahâs largest teachers union is suing the state school board over a new website that allows the public to search a database of disciplinary actions taken against educators.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5497902-155/union-sues-to-block-online-access">read more</a></p>
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:12:00 -0600Utah education news: Our Schools Now to hold public meetings across Utah Tuesday on $700M tax hike initiativehttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5477179-155/our-schools-now-to-hold-public
Utahns unsure whether to add their signature to â and potentially vote for â a $700 million tax hike to fund education will have a chance to ask questions and submit comments at a series of public meetings next week.
Our Schools Now, which is prepping a 2018 ballot initiative that would raise Utahâs sales and income taxes by one-half of 1 percent, announced Wednesday a list of regional meetings scheduled for July 11, ahead of a signature drive in August.
The Tuesday meetings will be held simulta...Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:04:18 -0600Utah education news: West Valley City charter school for teen moms will replace administrators in bid to fight forced closurehttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5470558-155/west-valley-city-charter-school-for
At age 20, Esmeralda Huerta is four academic credits away from earning her high school diploma.
After dropping out of Hillcrest High School and being homeless for roughly a year, the Midvale resident enrolled at Kairos Academy and is working toward a career in nursing.
âIâm definitely going to college,â Huerta said. âIâve never seen my grades be as good as they are now.â
But now Huertaâs future at Kairos Academy is unclear, as students, parents and school community members push back against ...Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:06:02 -0600Utah education news: Utah flight programs increase fleets, partner with airlines to meet âinsatiableâ demand for pilotshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5346697-155/utah-flight-programs-increase-fleets-partner
Bracing for a potential surge of aviation students, Southern Utah University this year spent about $3.8 million on 10 new Cirrus airplanes.
Utah State University officials, feeling the strain of burgeoning flight enrollment a year earlier, paid about $806,000 for four gently used planes.
The investments are examples of how Utah universities are responding to the growing demand for pilot training â a positive trend in an industry that anticipates needing 617,000 commercial airline pilots by 2035...Tue, 04 Jul 2017 22:28:10 -0600Utah education news: What happens to Utah schools when the district next door can pay its teachers more?http://www.sltrib.com/news/5428470-155/what-happens-to-utah-schools-when
Logan City School Superintendent Frank Schofield is sweating, and not because of the summer heat.
His districtâs board recently approved a $2,000 increase in salary for first-year teachers â boosting it to $37,643 â and a corresponding 4.2 percent raise for veteran educators.
But Logan is surrounded on all sides by the Cache County School District, which adopted a salary schedule that pays a beginning teacher more than $40,000.
âWeâre perspiring,â Schofield said. âWeâre not drenched, but weâve g...Sun, 02 Jul 2017 10:46:18 -0600Utah education news: Dixie State becomes fourth Utah school under federal investigation for sexual misconduct allegationshttp://www.sltrib.com/news/5457736-155/dixie-state-becomes-fourth-utah-school
The federal government is investigating Dixie State University for allegedly mishandling graduate Victoria Willardâs sexual harassment complaint â making it the fourth Utah school to find itself under scrutiny for potential Title IX violations.
Willard, who graduated last year with an art degree, says she faced gender-based discrimination in the form of lewd comments and unwanted sexual touching from faculty for about a year beginning in 2014.<p><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/5457736-155/dixie-state-becomes-fourth-utah-school">read more</a></p>
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